JACK AND ROSE: TOGETHER FOREVER
Chapter Thirty-Six
Rose and Jack both sat un-packing their
clothing and various items. Rose, by now, had gotten pretty used to the gentle
moving of the ship and her nervousness was starting to subside. As she
continued to go through her clothes, Rose came across her wedding dress that
laid folded up nicely in her suitcase. Jack had asked her to bring the dress
along and when she had asked why, Jack had just told her that she would find
out when they got to Paris. Rose could not even imagine what Jack had planned
and was going crazy wondering what his plan might be. Standing up, Rose held
the delicate dress to her body. She gently swayed back and forth, humming to
herself and studying the dress. When Jack noticed her doing this, he too stood
up and he came over. Putting his arms around her from the back, Jack kissed her
neck.
Rose moaned softly, "Jack will you
please just tell me what this is for?" she asked indicating the dress.
Jack placed his chin on her shoulder,
"Sorry Rosie. I can't tell you. Stop worrying about it sweetheart."
He whispered this in her ear, sending shivers down her body. Rose smiled and
stepped out of Jack's embrace. She grabbed a hanger and hung the dress up. When
she had done this, she crossed back to Jack and he wrapped his arms around her
again and kissed her softly. As he moved down to her neck, Rose realized what
he was silently asking.
"Jack," she said, "Jack
stop." Jack brought his head up, confused.
"What is it?" he asked.
"Jack, I want this. But darling we have
to finish unpacking and I am much to tired. I wouldn't be good to you."
Rose explained.
Jack held her closer, "Rose you are
always good to me, Don't ever think you aren't. But I understand."
"Thank you Jack," Rose whispered.
"Now, why don't we finish our un-packing and head for bed. We have a big
day tomorrow. We have to explore this ship. And tomorrow night Jack."
"Rose stop," Jack interrupted.
"If you talk about this anymore I won't be able to finish my
un-packing."
Rose laughed, "Well, lets get started
then. We need to talk later." Jack nodded and unhooked himself from Rose.
"Thanks Jack," Rose whispered
kissing him again.
Jack smiled, "What happened to the
un-packing idea Mrs. Dawson?"
Rose laughed again, "I am goin', I am
goin'" She sat down next to her suitcase and returned to her un-packing.
Jack smiled and walked over to his own suitcase. Rose began going through the
rest of her clothes. She grinned when she got to the bottom of one of the
suitcases. Lying there were the two garments she had not wanted Brett to see.
Rose first pulled out her black nightgown she had bought a few years ago with
Jack. She hung that up in the closet and then returned to the suitcase. At the
bottom of the bag was the undergarment she had bought yesterday when she and Brittany
had gone shopping and out to lunch. Rose gently pulled the garment up high
enough for her to see it, but so Jack couldn't. It was something the store
manager had said that ladies were starting to where instead of corsets, a
brassiere. Rose looked at the 'bra' again. It was way more comfortable then a
corset and it commented her figure much better. She knew this because she and
Brittany had tried them on before deciding to by the new product. Rose, of
course, new Jack wouldn't mind what she had bought. 'Hmmm, somebody's gonna be
surprised tomorrow night,' she thought before laughing hysterically out loud as
she though of Jack's reaction.
Jack turned his head, "What's so
funny?" Rose grinned and bit her lip.
"Nothing, just thinking," she
replied, "Are you done un-packing?"
Jack nodded, "Yeah, just finished."
"Okay, let me put this away," Rose
said, shoving the bra into her underwear drawer before Jack could see. She then
glanced at the clock; it was just after eight-thirty.
"Jack, I am going to get ready for bed
and then we need to talk."
"Okay," Jack replied. Rose grabbed
her summer nightgown from the closed and undressed herself, slipping the gown
over her exhausted body. She locked the cabin door while Jack got undressed and
turned off the lights. Jack and Rose climbed into bed, exhausted from the day.
Jack took Rose into his arms and they snuggled up against each other.
"Jack, we need to talk," Rose said
caressing his face.
"About what?" Jack asked taking
Rose's hand and gently rubbing it with his thumb.
"Jack, I have been thinking. And well,
when we get back from Paris, I well…Jack I want to try to get pregnant. I think
it's time Jack." Rose watched as Jack looked at her.
"Rose," Jack started before kissing
her forehead, "Rose, I want this too."
"You're sure Jack?" Rose
questioned. "Absolutely," Jack whispered.
"I want us to have kids Rosebud.
Something we have that no one else has, our kids. Kids that we made out of love."
Rose's eyes filled with tears as she heard Jack tell her all of this.
"Oh Jack, you've made me so happy,"
she whispered kissing Jack.
"I love you," Jack whispered into
her hair. Rose snuggled closer to Jack, who was lying on his side.
"I love you too," she murmured into
the crock of his neck.
"Are you going to go to sleep now?"
Jack asked.
He felt Rose nod, "Good night Jack
darling."
Jack kissed her once again, "Good night
Rose. See you in the morning." Jack watched in the dim light as Rose's
mouth formed into a content smile and she closed her eyes. Jack closed his eyes
and tried to fall back asleep.
"Jack, can we can get a dog?" Rose
suddenly asked, cutting into the silence.
Jack opened his eyes and looked at her,
"What?" he asked.
"I want to get a dog. Mother never let
me have a dog. And I love animals, some anyway. Can we please?"
Jack laughed, "Yeah, we can get a dog. I
never knew you wanted one. And what brought this up anyway?"
He felt Rose shrug, "I don’t know. I was
just thinking."
Jack laughed again, "Yeah, we'll get one
as soon as we get home, all right?"
"Okay Jack," Rose whispered.
"Night."
"Good night Rose." Jack lay awake
for a few more minutes thinking about this trip. He doubted very much if Rose
was still very nervous about this ship voyage. They would make it through this.
And Jack knew if they had each other, they could make it through anything.